English Dictionary

brittle star

名詞

Any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off.

日本語の意味

ヒトデに似た外観を持ち、長く細い腕が特徴。腕が折れると再生する能力を有する棘皮動物（オピフロイデア綱）の一群である生物。

When the tide receded, I found a brittle star clinging to the rocks, its long arms curling back toward the water.

潮が引いたとき、岩にしがみついているクモヒトデを見つけ、その長く細い腕が水の方へと丸まっていた。

意味（1）

Any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off.

Recently, explorers discovered a seamount near Antarctica covered in tens of millions of brittle stars packed ray tip to ray tip, in a massive underwater ‘city’, alongside other strange species such as giant bubble gum coral.

brittle stars （ plural ）